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Anasazi: St. Michaels: End of Yellow Meadow Road, Navajo Nation: Single Dwelling: Ruins located on the Navajo Nation: Agate House: Holbrook: Ruins located in the Petrified Forest National Park: Antelope House: Canyon de Chelly Ruins located in Canyon de Chelly National Monument: Awatovi: Navajo County: Ruins Bailey Ruin: Pinedale, Arizona
The term "Anasazi" was established in archaeological terminology through the Pecos Classification system in 1927. It had been adopted from the Navajo. Archaeologist Linda Cordell discussed the word's etymology and use: The name "Anasazi" has come to mean "ancient people," although the word itself is Navajo, meaning "enemy
The term Anasazi is sometimes used to refer to Ancestral Puebloan peoples, but it is considered derogatory and offensive. "Anasazi" is a Navajo adoption of a Ute term that translates to Ancient Enemy or Primitive Enemy, but was used by them to mean something like "barbarian" or "savage", hence the modern Pueblo peoples' rejection of it (see ...
More than 4,000 potsherds, 26,000 flaked stone artifacts, and numerous floral and faunal remains were catalogued. The artifacts uncovered indicate trade with the Hopi, Homol'ovi, Flagstaff, Zuni, and Gallup settlements, although many items were made from local raw materials. [7] A petroglyph which marks the summer solstice has been found at the ...
The area where Nogales is located was inhabited by the Anasazi, an early Native-American tribe. The waters provided by the Santa Cruz River, Sonoita Creek and Harshaw Creek were ideal for fishing. The land was also ideal for agriculture and ranching. Ruins of the ancient settlements and petroglyphs of the Anasazi have been found by archaeologists.
With the construction of the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson, on August 20, 1775, Tucson became the first European city in what would become Arizona. In 1822, Arizona became part of the state of Sonora, Mexico , but most of current Arizona was transferred to the United States as a result of the Mexican–American War , with the rest ...
According archeologists the specimens of pottery and stone implements found in the area of Greenlee County, where the town of Duncan is located indicate that the members of the Anasazi were among the first people to inhabit the region. This was hundreds of years before the first white men, the Spanish explorers arrival.
The area where Patagonia is located provided the Anasazi, an early Native-American tribe, with plentiful hunting and fishing opportunities. Ruins of the ancient settlements and petroglyphs of the Anasazi have been found by archaeologists. The area was known as a Tohono O'odham ranchería, or seasonal village, called Sonoitac. [1] [2] [3] [4]